Proud of My Boy 
Lucas did a couple things today that really made me proud. It sort of validated how we’re trying to raise the boys in a way.
The background info:
I was changing Logan (who is getting cuter by the day) and Lucas was sitting on our bed. He was playing with a laundry basket that was also on the bed. Sidebar: Said laundry basket is a plastic molded Rubbermaid Hip Hugger. Notice the 3 plastic handle inserts. Our basket is actually broken so one of the handle pieces fell out. Lucas showed interest in putting it back where it belonged so I broke the other 2 inserts out and let him play with those.
The proud part:
I started really watching how he was playing with those pieces. He couldn’t get one of the pieces to fit back into the basket at one point. His fine motor skills really impressed me. They could totally be average, but that doesn’t matter to me. Back up.
Anyhoo…Lucas couldn’t get one piece to fit. He tried one way. Then he flipped it around. It still didn’t fit. He then asked me to pull out the piece that he put into the opposing handle 20 seconds ago. I gave that piece to him and he proceeded to try the piece in one direction and then the other. Then something distracted him and the exercise ended.
My man was exhibiting problem solving skills. If there’s one thing I hope we can teach him, it’s the ability to figure out a problem. The other thing I’d teach him is to question everything. We still have time for that.
Unrelated note:
I really want to make an effort to keep this site updated. I work with an identical system at the job and it’s been inspiring me. We’ll see if this lasts.